Talliston House & Gardens is an ex-council house in Essex, England that has been transformed by owner John Trevillian into a miniature palace. The house is located at Talliston, Newton Green, Great Dunmow, Essex CM6 1DU, United Kingdom.[1]

As a child, Trevillian always wanted to live in a castle and when he bought the house in 1990[2] he set about turning it into his fantasy,[3] with thirteen detailed and themed rooms.[4]

In 2014, it was reported that due to financial difficulties Trevillian was going to have to sell the house that he had spent over £500,000 on, for £350,000,[5] but a public outcry resulted in substantial donations that allowed him to stay.[6] The house was opened to the public on 6 October 2015, exactly 25 years after work began.[2]

Talliston House & Gardens is featured in episode two of the Netflix show Amazing Interiors.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Talliston: The Secret Lies Within". www.talliston.com. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Gregory, James (28 July 2018). "Inside the ex-council house so spectacular it's appearing on Netflix". essexlive. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ↑ Katie Forster. "House of dreams: inside Essex's 'wonderhome'". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Nick Thompson. "Essex council house becomes 25-year art project". Dunmow Broadcast.
  5. ↑ "'Extraordinary' Essex ex-council house for sale". BBC News.
  6. ↑ "John Trevillian can stay at £700,000 dream home in Great Dunmow, Essex, after public donate money - Metro News". Metro.

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